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WebMCP offers path for travel sites to become ‘agent-ready’
By Morgan Hines
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February 18, 2026
Travel was highlighted as a use case for the WebMCP standard driven by Google and Microsoft.
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Chief AI officer or CTO? Travel’s evolving executive playbook
By Morgan Hines
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February 17, 2026
Amex GBT, Kayak, Expedia Group and Airbnb have adjusted their leadership teams to account for AI evolution.
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Google testing ad formats for travel in AI Mode
By Linda Fox
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February 13, 2026
Google is testing ad formats in retail and said similar tests were happening in other industries such as travel.
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Expedia Group sees double-digit growth in revenue, gross bookings as AI push continues
By Abby Crotty
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February 12, 2026
Revenue was up 11% year over year to $3.5 billion, while total gross bookings were up 11% to $27 billion in Q4 2025.
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Sabre, Mindtrip, PayPal partner to launch agentic AI assistant for travel
By Abby Crotty
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February 12, 2026
The product is set to launch in the second quarter and will live on the Mindtrip platform.
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61% of travel brands are testing or scaling agentic AI
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February 10, 2026
After developments in 2025, agentic AI use is likely to increase for travelers and businesses.
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Mount, Popfly merge to support travel brands, creators
By Morgan Hines
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February 6, 2026
Adventure content company Popfly will integrate Mount’s network into its own.
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Google launches AI-powered City Guide, Comic Postcards
By Morgan Hines
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January 28, 2026
The experimental features extend inspiration beyond travel’s logistics, according to Google.
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CEO Spotlight: Wendy Olson Killion of Rome2Rio
By Morgan Hines
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January 27, 2026
Rome2Rio CEO Wendy Olson Killion explains why she believes multimodality is the heart of the travel industry and shares more about her transition from Expedia Group.
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Africa-based Tripesa launches AI travel marketplace Roamio
By Morgan Hines
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January 26, 2026
With Roamio, Tripesa aims to eliminate middlemen, provide better prices and increase ancillary bookings while putting more money in the hands of small operators.
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A new age of travel selling: AI, personalization and human touch
By Abby Crotty
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January 26, 2026
Fora's Jake Peters and Unravel's Maarten van Pijpen discuss travel selling strategies and how both tech and humans fit in.
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Enhancing luxury travel experiences with technology
By Morgan Hines
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January 23, 2026
Travel stakeholders from Loews and Skylark explore technology in luxury travel, from general friction removal to a new frontier of predictive services.
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Community travel platform WanderOn raises $5.9M to scale globally
By Morgan Hines
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January 22, 2026
Based in Gurugram, India, and founded in 2017, WanderOn focuses on experiential, community-first travel meant to appeal to younger generations.
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Agent advantage: Who’s booking with travel advisors?
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January 21, 2026
Although U.S. travelers overall are showing heightened price sensitivity, advisors are leveraging different tactics to appeal to more budget-conscious customers.
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Destinia acquires Travel Republic, Netflights for UK expansion
By Morgan Hines
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January 20, 2026
Destinia enters the British market with the acquisition of two OTAs as part of its international expansion strategy.
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